Chinese bulker operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has， through its subsidiary Goldbeam Shipping， agreed a seven-year charter with THC International， wholly owned by Taiwan-incorporated Ta-Ho Maritime， for a 2022-built panamax bulker.
The Liberia-flagged 84，000 dwt Taho Circular is expected to deliver between June 11， 2022 and June 30， 2022. Goldbeam is paying around $24.6m for a minimum of 81 months and has options for an additional six months.
“The lease of a panamax newbuilding represents an opportunity for the group to increase the carrying capacity with a modern ship via means other than outright acquisition of vessels， improving the fleet profile of the group with minimal immediate capital expenditure，” Jinhui said a filing to the Oslo Stock Exchange.
VesselsValue data shows 27 ships in the Jinhui fleet， with two more purchases to be delivered. The company flipped the 2004-built supramax bulker Jin Cheng for a $6m profit in March， only to add the 2014-built ultramax， Hanton Trader II for $26m the same month.
